Iran fails the test
Today, the head of Iran’s nuclear program canceled a meeting with the chief of the IAEA. This meeting was a test to see whether Iran was serious about their nuclear program being open for the world to see.
The head of Iran’s nuclear programme has cancelled a meeting scheduled for today with the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Gholam Reza Aghazadeh, the Iranian vice-president, gave no reason for calling off talks with Mohamed ElBaradei, who was expected to use the meeting to investigate claims that Tehran had attempted to develop nuclear weapons.
Diplomats said the meeting was likely to have dealt with last week’s announcement by the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, of a major expansion of the country’s capacity for uranium enrichment, in defiance of UN security council demands.
The talks were seen as a test of Iran’s willingness to cooperate with the IAEA’s demands for greater openness surrounding what Tehran maintains is a civilian nuclear programme. Iran is under three sets of security council sanctions for its refusal to comply.
No meeting = not open.
